AP Little All-American honors for PM West grad Quiteh

Bloomsburg running back Franklyn Quiteh, a graduate of Pocono Mountain West High School, has been selected to the AP Little All-America team.

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By RALPH D. RUSSO

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By RALPH D. RUSSO

Posted Dec. 14, 2012 at 12:01 AM

By RALPH D. RUSSO
Posted Dec. 14, 2012 at 12:01 AM

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Bloomsburg running back Franklyn Quiteh, a graduate of Pocono Mountain West High School, has been selected to the AP Little All-America team.

Joining Quiteh, a junior, is Shippensburg quarterback Zach Zulli on the first team.

The Little All-America team honors players from Division II, III and NAIA.

Zulli tied a Division II record with 54 touchdowns passes, set a record for TDs responsible for with 56 and threw for 4,747 yards.

Quiteh, a Little All-American in 2010 as a freshman, went over 2,000 yards rushing for the second time in his career. He leads Division II in rushing at 176.8 yards per game and has scored 24 touchdowns.

Michael Hill of St. Joseph, Mo., another Harlon Hill Trophy finalist along with Zulli and Quiteh as the top player in Division II, and the second-leading rusher in D-II behind Quiteh, was selected to the first team. Hill averages 154.9 yards rushing.

Mount St. Joseph running back James Clay, who leads Division III with 212 yards per game, also was a first-team selection.

The linebackers are Corey Johnson of Catawba, Leron Furr of Fort Valley State and Ronnell Williams of West Chester.

Defensive back Rontez Miles of gave California, Pa., two players on the first-team defense. Jack Moro of St. Cloud State leads Division II with 11 interceptions. Trelan Taylor of Chadron State is tied for second with eight picks. Nick Driskill of Mount Union rounds out the secondary.

Taylor Accardi of Colorado Mines is the punter. He averages 51 yards per kick.